Consumer Product Design
Consumer Product Design
Consumer product design poses some challenging questions:
- How can quality be kept high, but unit low cost?
- How is a global product to be designed? (To meet the differing requirements of each national market)?
- How can full account be taken of the latest consumer trends and expectations?
- How can the product be developed fast enough to exploit these new market opportunities?
Medical Device & Scientific Instrument Design
Design plays an increasingly crucial role in the development of successful medical and scientific products.
The questions posed by the purchasing organisation where the investment may be considerable are typically:
- Will this product perform to specification? Is it easy to operate?
- Will it provide a good return on our investment?
- Does it convey the right impression to our customers?
Industrial Product Design
The triggers for the development of industrial (capital goods) may include:
- Changes in legislation and technology
- The need for cost reduction (based on alternative materials and production process)
- Changes in the competitive environment
- Expectation of enhancement of man/machine interface to decreasing fatigue or increase safety or productivity
- The sophistication of internal technology reflected in improved style and ergonomics
Transport Design
Transportation systems and projects require a precise analysis of the ergonomic and user interaction to provide a full understanding of the needs and requirements, whether for drivers, passengers, young, old, able-bodied, handicapped, service and maintenance personnel, health and safety officers, aircrew, sea-crew or defence personnel.
Architecture & Building Component Design
The commissioning of Architecture and specification of building components by private and public sector clients typically requires environmental spaces and products to meet the following specifications:
- Functionality
- Elegant construction
- Quality materials and craftsmanship
- Co-ordinated product ranges that provide design continuity
- Sustainability
Our designers are stimulated by the challenge of complex assignments; they expect to work to the most exacting of briefs and tight deadlines.
Each aspect of a product is critically investigated from the user's viewpoint, with special attention paid to the 'Human Interface' - the physical, social and psychological factors associated with product use. Consumer research plays a critical part throughout the whole of the development cycle.